Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146
questions) and answers Newest 2025/26
Corrugations - Correct Answers Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to
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illness or injuries.
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II! Furrows - Correct Answers Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or
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II! Leuconchia - Correct Answers White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
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II! Onychorrhexis - Correct Answers Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies,
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II! Hang Nails - Correct Answers Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
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II! Onychomycosis Unguium - Correct Answers Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Onychocryptosis - Correct Answers Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes. II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Verruca - Correct Answers Warts caused by infectious virus
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II! Onycholysis - Correct Answers lifting of the nail without shedding II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! 5 Basic Nail Shapes - Correct Answers squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
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II! Toner - Correct Answers used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring
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II! Conditioning filler - Correct Answers protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
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, II! Color filler - Correct Answers used to replace the missing primary colors
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II! Oxidative - Correct Answers Demi- permenant and permenant color
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II! Non-oxidative color - Correct Answers temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent. II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Double process blonde - Correct Answers decolorizing and toning
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II! What affects lightener working time? - Correct Answers Melanin - the more there is the longer the
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II! process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
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II! Lift - Correct Answers lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
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II! Deposit - Correct Answers means that product only deposits color because it does not contain ammonia
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II! developer - Correct Answers oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
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II! melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
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II! Semi-permanent color - Correct Answers non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
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II! Demi-permanent color - Correct Answers oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Permanent color - Correct Answers lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients,
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II! penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out II! II! II! II! II!
II! Primary colors - Correct Answers Red, Blue, Yellow
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questions) and answers Newest 2025/26
Corrugations - Correct Answers Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to
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illness or injuries.
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II! Furrows - Correct Answers Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or
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II! illness.
II! Leuconchia - Correct Answers White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
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II! Onychorrhexis - Correct Answers Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies,
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II! illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
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II! Hang Nails - Correct Answers Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
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II! Onychomycosis Unguium - Correct Answers Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Onychocryptosis - Correct Answers Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes. II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Verruca - Correct Answers Warts caused by infectious virus
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II! Onycholysis - Correct Answers lifting of the nail without shedding II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! 5 Basic Nail Shapes - Correct Answers squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
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II! Toner - Correct Answers used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring
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II! Conditioning filler - Correct Answers protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
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, II! Color filler - Correct Answers used to replace the missing primary colors
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II! Oxidative - Correct Answers Demi- permenant and permenant color
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II! Non-oxidative color - Correct Answers temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent. II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Double process blonde - Correct Answers decolorizing and toning
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II! What affects lightener working time? - Correct Answers Melanin - the more there is the longer the
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II! process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
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II! Lift - Correct Answers lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
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II! Deposit - Correct Answers means that product only deposits color because it does not contain ammonia
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II! or high alkalinity necessary to lift
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II! developer - Correct Answers oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
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II! melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
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II! Semi-permanent color - Correct Answers non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! shampoo.
II! Demi-permanent color - Correct Answers oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Permanent color - Correct Answers lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients,
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II! Primary colors - Correct Answers Red, Blue, Yellow
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